Movie Reviews and Previews The Suicide Squad, take two First of all, yes, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is better than the 2016 Suicide Squad. That movie is a mess, this one isn’t, it’s not even a contest. Gunn, who writes and directs, also seems to have freer rein than David Ayer did, as Gunn got By Sarah • Aug 06, 2021 10:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise Jungle Cruise is currently the #1 movie in America, which means ??? in the age of COVID when nothing is a hit but also nothing can really fail because business is nowhere near back to normal and hey, at least SOME people are turning up to the movies, even when the By Sarah • Aug 05, 2021 01:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Venom: A fun double date! A new trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage dropped this week, and this one clicks a little stronger for me. Right off the top, it looks like Eddie Brock is doing better these days because he’s upgraded his Ducati from the more practical Scrambler to one of the By Sarah • Aug 04, 2021 02:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews What is Shang-Chi’s “Destiny”? Assuming nothing changes—which is starting to feel like a big assumption—Shang-Chi is set for release in one month. As such, Marvel is ramping up the publicity machine, bringing us a new featurette titled “Destiny”. It shows off more of the action of the film, and features Simu By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 01:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Father, Son, and House of Gucci The trailer for House of Gucci dropped late last week, which means I have had DAYS to live in this trailer and just VIBE IT. We saw the set photos earlier this year, and the trailer is NOT disappointing the expectations raised from those photos. This movie LOOKS amazing. Slick, By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 12:29 pm
Top Reads Scarlett Johansson v Disney: Hollywood’s next labor battle Last Thursday, Scarlett Johansson dropped a bombshell lawsuit on Disney, alleging breach of contract. The suit claims that Johansson had a theatrical-exclusive guarantee in her contract for Black Widow—which would not be unusual for an actor of her stature—and that by putting Black Widow on Disney+ day- By Sarah • Aug 03, 2021 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Will Smith is coming for Oscar Will Smith is not an actor who consistently pursues Oscar nominations, but he is occasionally seized by the fervor. Has two nominations under his belt, for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, but it’s been over a decade since his last nomination. Apparently, the Oscar bug bit him again, By Sarah • Jul 29, 2021 01:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Martin & Short & Gomez team up A second trailer for Only Murders in the Building, the true crime dark comedy starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, has arrived, and in case you’re on the fence about this one, let the comedic duo of Martin & Short sell you on it. Lainey is also By Sarah • Jul 28, 2021 02:39 pm
Amazingness Adam Driver: Mountainous Horse Man Yesterday, an ad for Burberry’s upcoming new men’s fragrance, Hero, leaked online. The ad features the scent’s spokesperson (scentsperson?), Adam Driver, running into the sea, frolicking with a beautiful palomino… and then…turning into a centaur? What…what is happening? Did Adam Driver and the horse merge By Sarah • Jul 28, 2021 11:09 am
TV Updates Nicole Kidman’s cult from hell Nicole Kidman is really flourishing in the current television landscape. She’s been in great films over the last decade, stuff like Paddington, The Beguiled, Killing of a Sacred Deer, Destroyer, the upcoming The Northman. But she’s also had a slew of killer television work, from Top of the By Sarah • Jul 27, 2021 03:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ghostbusters: Afterlife is ready to come back All the cancelled 2020 movies are readying for their upcoming 2021 releases, the latest being Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is currently slated for November (assuming we’re not right back into shutdowns by then). Just like Dune last week, Ghostbusters is re-kicking off their marketing campaign with a new trailer. By Sarah • Jul 27, 2021 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jordan Peele’s Nope A common refrain whenever a new horror movie trailer drops is “nope”, which Jordan Peele is making literal by titling his new movie Nope. He dropped the first poster on Twitter yesterday, confirming the title, the release date—July 22, 2022—and the leading cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and By Sarah • Jul 23, 2021 01:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar Isaac, Silver Space Daddy Dune was supposed to come out last year but like most things, it did not. Now, it is supposed to come out in October, after premiering at the Venice Film Fest and playing TIFF. Thanks to Warner Brothers’ “dump everything online” plan, that is probably going to happen even if By Sarah • Jul 23, 2021 12:06 pm
TV Updates Ted Lasso doesn’t miss a beat Ted Lasso returns for its second season, and I am so, so relieved to announce that there is no sophomore slump. I repeat: no Ted Lasso sophomore slump. The show doesn’t miss a beat, picking up in the midst of AFC Richmond’s relegation season where they haven’t By Sarah • Jul 22, 2021 03:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michaela Coel joins Wakanda Forever Yesterday, Variety broke the news that Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You multi-hyphenate Michaela Coel has joined the cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She is apparently already in Atlanta and on set, as filming for the sequel began last month. As is typical with Marvel these days, By Sarah • Jul 22, 2021 12:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite, but it’s all about Jodie Comer One of the high-profile film delays of 2020 was The Last Duel, the Ridley Scott historical epic starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Jodie Comer. This is the production that resulted in Damon and his family being locked down in Ireland in the spring. A trailer is now here By Sarah • Jul 21, 2021 11:59 am
